Shanghai in China has a fertility rate 0f 0.50
Some parts of South Korea like wards of Seoul and Busan are already in or below 0.30 children per woman
In 2023 Taiwan’s fertility rate was 0.865 and still going downside
The Hong kong one was 0.75 kids per woman
Singapore is 0.97 (and declining very fast)
Japan is the highest at 1.20 (with Tokyo being 0.99) and they’re declining also really fast
Why???
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So, in China they have something called the 996. That means people working from 9AM to 9PM 6 days a week. While it’s not everywhere, it is widespread. And with that schedule good luck finding time to date, let alone raise a child.
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